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jack-in-the-pulpits and cobra lilies
Arisaema
Arisaema is a large and diverse genus of the flowering plant family Araceae. The largest concentration of species is in China and Japan, with other species native other parts of southern Asia as well as eastern and central Africa, Mexico and eastern North America. Asiatic species are often called cobra lilies, while western species are often called jack-in-the-pulpit; both names refer to the distinctive appearance of the flower, which consists of an erect central spadix rising...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Jack-in-the-Pulpits
complexArisaema triphyllum
green dragon
speciesArisaema dracontium
Japanese cobra lily
speciesArisaema ringens
Taiwan Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema taiwanense
Himalayan cobra lily
speciesArisaema consanguineum
Dancing Crane Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema heterophyllum
Amur Jack-in-the-pulpit
speciesArisaema amurense
Arisaema formosanum
speciesArisaema formosanum
Fuji Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema serratum
whipcord cobra lily
speciesArisaema tortuosum
Arisaema thunbergii
speciesArisaema thunbergii
Arisaema peninsulae
speciesArisaema peninsulae
Arisaema macrospathum
speciesArisaema macrospathum
Arisaema bockii
speciesArisaema bockii
Arisaema grapsospadix
speciesArisaema grapsospadix
Arisaema nepenthoides
speciesArisaema nepenthoides
Arisaema silvestrii
speciesArisaema silvestrii
Arisaema limbatum
speciesArisaema limbatum
Arisaema ilanense
speciesArisaema ilanense
Coiled Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema griffithii
Arisaema speciosum
speciesArisaema speciosum
Sinarisaema
sectionSinarisaema
Arisaema elephas
speciesArisaema elephas
Jacquemont's Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema jacquemontii
Arisaema lobatum
speciesArisaema lobatum
Arisaema yamatense
speciesArisaema yamatense
Murray's cobra lily
speciesArisaema murrayi
Japanese Jack-in-the-Pulpit
speciesArisaema sikokianum
Arisaema filiforme
speciesArisaema filiforme
Arisaema japonicum
speciesArisaema japonicum
Yellow Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema flavum
Arisaema leschenaultii
speciesArisaema leschenaultii
Arisaema penicillatum
speciesArisaema penicillatum
Arisaema angustatum
speciesArisaema angustatum
Arisaema costatum
speciesArisaema costatum
Arisaema kishidae
speciesArisaema kishidae
Arisaema yunnanense
speciesArisaema yunnanense
Arisaema polyphyllum
speciesArisaema polyphyllum
Arisaema franchetianum
speciesArisaema franchetianum
Arisaema anatinum
speciesArisaema anatinum
Arisaema hunanense
speciesArisaema hunanense
Arisaema sachalinense
speciesArisaema sachalinense
Arisaema galeiforme
speciesArisaema galeiforme
Arisaema nikoense
speciesArisaema nikoense
Arisaema propinquum
speciesArisaema propinquum
Arisaema sukotaiense
speciesArisaema sukotaiense
Arisaema mayebarae
speciesArisaema mayebarae
Arisaema globiceps
speciesArisaema globiceps
Arisaema mildbraedii
speciesArisaema mildbraedii
Arisaema monophyllum
speciesArisaema monophyllum
Arisaema balansae
speciesArisaema balansae
Arisaema candidissimum
speciesArisaema candidissimum
Arisaema aequinoctiale
speciesArisaema aequinoctiale
Arisaema fargesii
speciesArisaema fargesii
Arisaema ovale
speciesArisaema ovale
Arisaema iyoanum
speciesArisaema iyoanum
Arisaema roxburghii
speciesArisaema roxburghii
Arisaema cordatum
speciesArisaema cordatum
Sikkim Cobra Lily
speciesArisaema utile
Arisaema wilsonii
speciesArisaema wilsonii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 50311.